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The list of shipwrecks in November 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1879.

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1 November

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List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1879
Ship State Description
Augerona  United Kingdom The ship departed from Montrose, Forfarshire for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1]
City of Rochester  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Potato Garth. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated.[2]
Edward  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by an onboard explosion at Newport, Monmouthshire. Several crew were severely wounded.[2][3]
Exhibition United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The smack foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by the brig Jacques Cartier ( France). Exhibition was on a voyage from Tréguier, Côtes-du-Nord, France to Weymouth, Dorset.[4][5]
Garmouth  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Gijón for Valencia, Spain. No further trace, posted missing,[6] presumed foundered with the loss of all eight crew.[7]
Hugh Streatfield  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Seine at Berville-sur-Seine, Seine Inférieure, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[2][8]
Lydia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. She was refloated and taken into the King Road.[8]
Mechanic  United Kingdom The ship put in to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada in a severely damaged condition. She was on a voyage from London to Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She was consequently condemned.[9]
Rivingen  Norway The barque was driven ashore west of Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Sea Wave  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[8]
Xantho  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[8]

2 November

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List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1879
Ship State Description
Albert  United Kingdom The steam trow caught fire and sank at Avonmouth, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Avonmouth.[3]
Anna A. Rich  United Kingdom The ship foundered between Majorca and Minorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Florence and Johanna  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk in the Fleet by the fishing smack Emerald ( United Kingdom) with the loss of five of her six crew. The survivor was rescued by the cutter Spark ( United Kingdom)[10][5][11][12]
Heimdahl  Germany The steamship was abandoned off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of two of her 28 crew. Survivors took to two boats; they were rescued by the schooner Dean and by Plover (both  United Kingdom). Heimdahl was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Bremerhaven.[13][14]
Ithaca  United States The lumber schooner ran aground at Saint Joseph, Michigan in a snowstorm and broke up, a total wreck. Her six crew and one passenger were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Ratatockwer  Norway The barque ran aground in Aalbek Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to the Nieuw Diep.[3]

3 November

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List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1879
Ship State Description
Adirondack  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[12]
Harriet McBeath  United Kingdom The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace,.[16] presumed foundered with the loss of all ten crew.[17]
Negro  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Grand Valley", Canada. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Cork.[14]
Poti  Spain The brig was wrecked at San Javier. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja to Avilés.[11]
Reindeer  United States The lumber schooner ran aground at Lincoln Park, Chicago in a snowstorm, a total wreck. Part of her cargo was salvaged. Her two crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Souvenir  France The brigantine foundered in the English Channel with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Shildon ( United Kingdom). Souvenir was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord.[18]
Violet  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued by Henry ( United Kingdom). Violet was on a voyage from Moncton, New Brunswick to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[19]
Wild Wave  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and sank at Beachy Head, Sussex.[3]

4 November

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List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1879
Ship State Description
Angerona  United Kingdom The ship departed from Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. No further trace, posted missing.[6]
Cheerful  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent.[12]
Milky Way  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Spray ( United Kingdom) and sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the Danish coast. Her ccrew were rescued by Spray. Milky Way was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Königsberg, Germany.[20]
Norge  Norway The ship departed from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada for a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[21]
Oscar  Denmark The schooner was wrecked near Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kjerteminde.[13]
Palmen  Norway The brig ran aground at "Sondre Rose". She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[12][22]
Royal Tar  United Kingdom The ship arrived at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on fire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Batavia.[14]
Souvenir Canada Canada The barque ran aground at Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Honfleur. She was refloated.[5][12]
Souvenir  United States The ship was wrecked on Langlade Island. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[23]
Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Mellumplatte, in the Jade Bight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Sunderland, Northumberland to Harburg, Germany.[20][24][25]
Useful  United Kingdom The tug collided with the tug Grappler ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent.[5] Her crew were rescued.[12]
William  United Kingdom The lighter sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crewman was rescued. She was being towed from Sunderland, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[25]
76  Russia The lighter sank at Cronstadt.[22]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea.[26]

5 November

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List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1879
Ship State Description
Anna  Germany The schooner ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[27]
Annie  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Pudimadaka, India.[13][27][28]
Antonio Mimbelli  Russia The barque was driven ashore at "Fannons Point", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Marianople to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[29][25]
County of Sutherland  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde.[27]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was severely damaged by fire.[29]
Harald Haarfanger  Norway The schooner ran aground at Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Bergen.[29]
James Reid  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed in to Hartlepool, County Durham, where she sank.[29][27]
Keil  Germany The schooner ran aground at Stubben. She was refloated.[30]
Kensington  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Havana, Cuba. No further trace,[31] presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew.[32]
Lolland  Denmark The abandoned schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig.[27]
Nellie Brown  United States The lumber schooner ran aground on Little Egg Harbor Bar. She developed a leak that her pumps could not keep up with and she was lost. Her six crewmen and one passenger were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Ousel  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[27] She was refloated and taken in to Rotterdam, where she was beached.[25]
Storfursten  Russia The ship was driven ashore at "Salvoref", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Tarragona, Spain.[27]
Taufahau  New South Wales The two-masted brigantine ran aground off Seal Rocks, New South Wales.[33]
William  United Kingdom The lighter sprang a leak and sank off Redcar, Yorkshire. The sole crew member on board was rescued. She was being towed from Sunderland, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[29]
Wodan  Germany The barque struck the quayside at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Grimsby to Neufahrwasser. She was towed in to Grimsby for repairs.[3]
481  Russia The lighter sank at Cronstadt.[27]

6 November

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List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1879
Ship State Description
Den Norske Bonde  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Grimstad.[34]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The steam trawler was severely damaged by fire at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[25]
Espeigle  France The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes.[29]
George  United Kingdom The steam wherry was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Sunderland, County Durham.[22]
Hartlepool  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[25]
RMS Moravian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lake Saint-Pierre. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35]
Nanine Aglae  Spain The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Angle Bay. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[11]
Turenne  France The steamship caught fire at Bordeaux, Gironde. The fire was extinguished.[25]

7 November

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List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1879
Ship State Description
Antona  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape St. Paul, Greece. She had been refloated by 12 November with assistance from the tug Stefano ( Greece).[36]
Arizona  United Kingdom
Arizona's bow after the collision with the iceberg.
The steamship collided with an iceberg in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and was severely damaged at the bow.[37] Arizona was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put in to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony on 10 November.[38]
Champion  United States The paddle steamer was sunk in a collision with Lady Octavia ( United Kingdom) off the Delaware Capes, Virginia with the loss of 30 lives.[39][40][41][42] Champion was on a voyage from New York to Charleston, South Carolina.[43]
Fjorde November  Norway The ship ran aground on the Fahludd Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Antwerp, Belgium.[22][44]
Kate Helena  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean (55°30′S 75°50′W / 55.500°S 75.833°W / -55.500; -75.833). Her crew were rescued by the barque Northam Castle ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Coquimbo, Chile.[45] Kate Helena was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at "Pillar".[46]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered off the Tuskar Rock with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by the schooner William ( United Kingdom).[47]
Kaisar-i Hind  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lake Timsah. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Bombay, British Raj.[22][48] Kaisar-i Hind was refloated on 11 November and resumed her voyage.[49]
Mittwoch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Svartvik, Sweden to an English port.[22] She had been refloated by 13 November.[50]
Red Star  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near the Blackrock Castle, County Cork.[22]
Rocklight  United Kingdom The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace,[21] presumed foundered with the loss of all seventeen crew.[51]
Willem Frederick  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Samos, Greece.[20]
577  Russia The lighter sprang a leak and sank. She was being towed from Cronstadt to Saint Petersburg.[22]
682  Russia The lighter sank at Cronstadt. She was being towed from Saint Petersburg to Cronstadt.[52]

8 November

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List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1879
Ship State Description
Berwick  United Kingdom The steam collier ran aground in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent.[20]
Castleton  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Malta Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the Rinella Creek in a waterlogged condition.[20][53] Her 40 crew were rescued by a tug.[54] She was declared a total loss,[55] but was refloated on 23 November and towed in to Valetta.[56]
Falcon  United States The steamship collided with another vessel and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Charleston, South Carolina.[57]
Kaisar-i Hind  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lake Timsah.[20] She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. She was refloated on 11 November and resumed her voyage.[58]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground between the Barrel Rocks and Grassholm, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated and completed the voyage in a leaky condition.[23]

9 November

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List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1879
Ship State Description
Berwick  United Kingdom The steam collier ran aground in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent.[53]
Holmside, and
Sentinel 		 United Kingdom The steamships collided at South Shields, County Durham. Holmside was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was severely damaged at the bow and put back to South Shields. Sentinel was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She ran aground near the Mussel Scarp, but was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43]
Joe Riners  Germany The schooner ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[44]
Roscommon  United Kingdom The steamship capsized and sank with the loss of six of her 22 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. Survivors took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the barque Svanen ( Norway).[59]
Unnamed  Italy The ship ran aground in the Seine.[44]

10 November

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List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1879
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the galley Henry Crassey ( United Kingdom). She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Aid ( United Kingdom), which towed her in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition.[60][44]
Bokhara  Norway The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Milanese ( United States) and sank in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[61] Her crew were rescued by Milanese. Bokhara was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York, United States.[62][63]
St. Goran  Sweden The brig was wrecked at Agger, Denmark.[60] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calais to Gothenburg.[44]
Unnamed flag unknown The brigantine collided with a steamship and sank in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the steamship.[64]

11 November

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List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1879
Ship State Description
Alpha  United Kingdom The fishing boat departed from Lerwick, Shetland Islands for Barra, Outer Hebrides. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all six crew.[23]
Charger  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Ballyholme Bay. She was refloated on 14 November and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[18][65]
Chrysolite  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Tory Island, County Donegal.[60][44]
Ecliptic  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[66]
Germania  Germany The ship departed from Cuxhaven for New York, United States. No further trace, reported missing.[67]
Glasgow  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and put back to Rotterdam in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[18]
Hannah and Joseph  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the River Mersey off New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Caernarfon. She subsequently sank.[68]
Helios  Sweden The steamship ran aground at Hallands Väderö. She was on a voyageb from Málaga, Spain to Copenhagen, Denmark and Stockholm. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen in a severely leaky condition.[44]
Marie  Germany The schooner struck wreckage and foundered in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south west of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[18][44]
Marie Nathalie  Denmark The brig collided with the steamship Cyprus ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Dogger Bank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Cyprus.[69] Marie Nathalie was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[70]
Nora  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands to London.[68]
Pallas  Netherlands The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all 30 crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Amsterdam, North Holland. Wreckage was up on the coast of North Holland on 17 and 18 November.[23][71]
Strathbeg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on "Onsay".[72]

12 November

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List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1879
Ship State Description
Alert  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat Lady Leigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Alert was pn a voyage from Scarborough to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was subsequently taken in to Scarborough with assistance from Lady Leigh and the tug Alexandria ( United Kingdom).[73][74]
Alert  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her three crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat Lady Leigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Alert was refloated with assistance from the tug Alexandria ( United Kingdom), which towed her in to Scarborough.[74]
Ann Shepherd  United Kingdom The schooner was driven against the quayside and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew survived.[73] She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Liverpool.[74]
Celestial  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven onto the Dove Sandbank, in the River Mersey. She was refloated.[74]
G. B. S.  United Kingdom The barque capsized off Bridlington, Yorkshire. Two crew were washed off the wreck on 14 November. She was then run into by the steamship Joseph Rackett ( United Kingdom) with the loss of another crew member. G. B. S. was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire by Joseph Rackett.[75]
Germine  United Kingdom The lugger was run down and sunk in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk by the full-rigged ship Marianne (Flag unknown). Her crew were rescued.[76][65]
Harry Bailey  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Baltimore.[18]
Helen and Jane  Victoria The schooner ran aground at Te Waewae Bay, New Zealand, and became a wreck.[77]
Kalodyne  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Hale Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire and capsized. Her crew were rescued by Margaret and Maria ( United Kingdom).[68][78]
Madonna  United Kingdom The brig was driven into a steamship and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. She was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire in a waterlogged condition with assistance from the tug Mersey King ( United Kingdom).[79]
Mary Anna  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Rye, Sussex.[18]
Menai Packet  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim.[18]
Puffer  United Kingdom The dumb barge was run into by the steamship Lady Olive ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames.[80]
Rapidan  United States The steamship struck an obstruction and sank. Two lives lost.[39]
Speculation  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea (55°34′N 3°30′E / 55.567°N 3.500°E / 55.567; 3.500). Her crew were rescued by Foster ( United Kingdom). Speculation was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Copenhagen, Denmark.[18]
Trio  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Sunderland, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from North Sunderland to Hull, Yorkshire.[74]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Liverpool.[73]

13 November

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List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1879
Ship State Description
Alliance  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated and put back to Antwerp.[81]
Ann  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Hawk ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. Her crew were rescued.[82]
Ann and Willmott  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat.[83][68]
Bay Queen  United States The schooner, abandoned by her crew at an unknown time, drifted ashore at Rockport, Massachusetts and broke up, a total wreck.[15]
Lebanon  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to Penarth, Glamorgan.[68]
Prinds Karl  Norway The ship was run into by a steamship off the Galloper Sand and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the smack William and Henry ( United Kingdom). Prinds Karl was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Laurvig.[68]
Scarborough King  United Kingdom The smack was swamped in a heavy sea and sank in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of the skipper and all four crew. Wreckage subsequently came ashore at Sandlemere, Yorkshire.[84][85]

14 November

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List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1879
Ship State Description
Breed  United States The ship foundered in Lake Erie with the loss of seven of the eight people on board.[86]
Desire  France The brig was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Dunkerque.[76]
Empress  Germany The barque departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eleven crew.[87]
H. F. Ulrichs  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[68]
Hindostan  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked near Madras, India.[88] She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[50]
Josephine  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[76]
Liberty  Gold Coast The schooner was wrecked at "Adjudah", Africa.[66]
Mary Anne  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak off the Saint Tudwal's Islands, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan and/or Troon, Ayrshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She came ashore at Abersoch, Caernarfonshire the next day.[76][65]
Royal Tar  United Kingdom The smack was destroyed by fire at Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[68]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The fishing smack was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[89]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque sank in the North Sea off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House).[72]
Unnamed  France The schooner was driven ashore at Calais with the loss of all hands.[75]

15 November

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List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1879
Ship State Description
Braemar Castle  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Singapore, Straits Settlements.[81] She was on a voyage from Amoy, China to New York, United States.[50]
Chevington  United Kingdom The steamship collided with Doune Castle ( United Kingdom) at Liverpool, Lancashire. Chevington was on a voyage from Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France to Liverpool. She was refloated the next daya and taken in to Liverpool in a waterlogged condition.[76][50]
Dolt  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was refloated.[90]
Hampton  United Kingdom The wherry was run down and sunk by the steamship Lovaine ( United Kingdom) at North Shields, Northumberland. Both crew survived.[75][91]
Isabella  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Langstone, Hampshire. She was refloated with assistance the next day and taken in to Whitby in a leaky condition.[90][92]
Maria  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby.[75]
Suzanne  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and put back to Hull in a leaky condition.[65]
Venerata  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned off the coast of Portugal after springing a leak on 5 November following a south-east gale three days earlier. Fifty tons of pig iron was thrown overboard in an attempt to stay afloat and the crew abandoned ship when Vega ( Norway) was nearby.[93] Venerata was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States.[94]
Warren Hastings  United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were taken off the wreck on 18 November by Tollington (Canada Canada). Warren Hastings was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to the Delaware River.[9][95]
Unnamed  Germany The pilot boat capsized at Cuxhaven with the loss of seven lives.[70]

16 November

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List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1879
Ship State Description
A. M. Lotinga  United States The ship capsized at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[23]
Andreas  Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands.[81]
Cecilia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ketch ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from London to Lorient, Morbihan, France. Cecilia was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[81][50]
Hattie Howard  United States The lumber schooner broached going into harbor at Oswego, New York, in Lake Ontario and was driven ashore 150 feet (46 m) from the lighthouse and broke up, a total wreck. Her seven crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Prince  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Woodbridge, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug and was towed in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[90]
Queen Adelaide  United Kingdom The ketch foundered 22 nautical miles (41 km) north west of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her four crew survived.[81][96] She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Weymouth, Dorset.[90]
Tropic  Sweden The barque was run into by the steamship Douglas ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was severely damaged.[90]
Whitwood  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put back to Goole.[90][64]
Unnamed  France The lighter was swamped at Dunkerque by the capsizing of A. M. Lotinga ( United States).[23]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland with the loss of all four crew.[70]

17 November

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List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1879
Ship State Description
Algie O. Thayer  United States The steamship was wrecked in a violent storm.[39]
Annie  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Pernau, Germany to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance.[50]
Ariel  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[90][50]
Billy Simpson  United Kingdom The barque was driven into the hulk Continental (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gibraltar) at Gibraltar.[97]
Carl  Germany The schooner was driven ashore near Swinemünde. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom.[50][23]
Catherina  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of the Leman Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure to Leith, Lothian.[23]
Charles M. Ritter  United States The steamship was wrecked in a violent storm.[39]
Clarence  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near the Twin Islands. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Workington, Cumberland.[98]
George D. Seymore  United States The steamship was wrecked in a violent storm.[39]
Gemini  United Kingdom The ship was run into off Ramsgate, Kent and was damaged. She was towed in to Ramsgate by the smack Henry Florence ( United Kingdom).[90]
Guiding Star  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Helmsdale, Sutherland.[99]
Jane and Ellen  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock in the Menai Strait and was beached. She was on a voyage from Llanaelhaearn, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
John Heckler  United States The steamship was wrecked in a violent storm.[39]
John T. Berry  United States The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom.[50]
Mettina  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Emden.[88]
Philip Becker  United States The steamship was wrecked in a violent storm.[39]
Sasco  United States The schooner was trying to enter the harbor at Fairport, Ohio, in Lake Erie in a gale with rain and sleet, but missed and was driven ashore one-half mile (0.80 km) from Life Saving Station No. 7, 9th District and was lost. Her six crewmen rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Tribe Den  Germany The barque was wrecked in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Wild Dayrell  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in the Battman Gulf. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and taken in to "Baste" in a leaky condition.[90]
Yembo  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[81][50]
Several unnamed vessels  United States The barges sank in Lake Ontario with the loss of 31 lives.[100]

18 November

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List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1879
Ship State Description
Amalia Trieste The barque ran aground near Glasson Dock, Lancashire, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasson Dock.[99][101]
Anna Pizzorno  Italy The ship struck the Tuskar Rock. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She completed her voyage in a waterlogged condition.[23]
Black Diamond  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the Twin Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[102]
Cornelia  Netherlands The kuff was driven ashore and wrecked at Kijkduin, South Holland.[97] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Harlingen, Friesland.[19]
Duguy  France The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Les Sables d'Olonne.[23]
Galvanic  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the Twin Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast.[102]
Greyhound  United States The schooner ran aground on Plum Island with in sight of Life Saving Station No. 1, 2nd District. In the early evening a gale sprung up causing her to float off and sink in deep water, a total lost. Her eight crewmen made it to shore on their own.[15]
Llama  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the Twin Islands. Her passengers were taken off by a tug. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belfast.[102]
Louise  Russia The schooner ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[19]
Neva  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Riga, Russian Empire.[23] She was refloated on 20 November.[103]
Phœnix  Denmark The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the north point of Öland, Sweden.[23]
Reine Leonie  United Kingdom The lugger was wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vannes, Morbihan to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[104][99]
Sirene  Russia The schooner was towed in to Carlscrona, Sweden in a sinking condition by the steamship Carlshamn ( Sweden). Sirene was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Roskilde, Denmark.[104][23]
St. Jean  France The schooner capsized at Dunkerque, Nord.[105]
South Western  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the Twin Islands. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Belfast.[102]
Warren Hastings  United Kingdom The barque left Lisbon for the Delaware River in ballast on 6 November, and during a heavy gale on 15 November was hit by large waves which took away the wheel-house. On 18 November Tollington (Canada Canada) rescued the crew and transferred them to Mabel (Flag unknown), and the crew were finally landed at Falmouth, Cornwall, England.[106]

19 November

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List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1879
Ship State Description
Acacia  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Arranmore, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued.[88]
Alverston  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was pn a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[104]
Amalie  Norway The ship struck the pier at Kincardine, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Alloa, Clackmannanshire United Kingdom. She was taken in to Alloa in a waterlogged condition.[105]
Bride  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[88]
C. O. D.  United States The barge went ashore 200 feet (61 m) from Margaret Dall ( United States), at the same time, north of the North Pier at Grand Haven, Michigan in a heavy storm on Lake Michigan after losing her tow. Her crewmen stayed on board.[15]
C. Rich  United States The scow was wrecked in a gale and severe snowstorm after parting her anchor chains in Lake Erie. Her three crewmen were rescued by Life Saving Station No. 9, 9th District, United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Cleveland  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Tegal, Netherlands East Indies to the English Channel. She was refloated.[105]
E. J. Harland  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship collided with the steamship Lake Champlain ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 360 nautical miles (670 km) off the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued by Lake Champlain. E. J. Harland was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to New York, United States.[41][107][108]
Emerald  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Blue Cross ( United Kingdom) and sank off South Shields, County Durham with the loss of three of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to South Shields.[88][70]
General H. E. Payne  United States After the other disasters the tug struck the bar at Grand Haven, Michigan, sprung a leak, and then hit the end of the North Pier in a heavy storm on Lake Michigan and sank immediately. She broke up in 30 minutes, a total loss. Her 13 crewmen and 2 passengers were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
J. A. Holmes  United States The schooner struck Maple Leaf ( United States) near sunken cribs of the North Pier at Grand Haven, Michigan in a heavy storm on Lake Michigan and started to go to pieces, she was scuttled to prevent further damage. Her six crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
J. A. Saunders  United States The scow was driven ashore in a gale and severe snowstorm in Lake Erie near where C. Rich and New Hampshire had gone ashore. Later refloated. Her four crewmen were rescued by Life Saving Station No. 9, 9th District, United States Life Saving Service.[15]
James and Ellis, and
North Wales 		 United Kingdom The smack James and Ellis collided with the steamship North Wales and sank off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by North Wales, which was severely damaged.[88]
John P. Clark  United States The tug sank in a gale. One woman died.[39]
King Arthur  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Sea of Marmara 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Malta.[105]
Maple Leaf  United States The lumber schooner struck sunken cribs of the North Pier at Grand Haven, Michigan in a heavy storm on Lake Michigan and partially filled with water. Her four crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Three hours later she was struck by J. A. Holmes ( United States) cutting her almost in two, and broke up, a total wreck.[15]
Margaret Dall  United States The schooner went ashore 200 yards (180 m) north of the North Pier at Grand Haven, Michigan in a heavy storm on Lake Michigan an hour after J. A. Holmes stranded, she was immediately scuttled to prevent further damage. Her seven crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Marie  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Helicon ( United States). Marie was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Panama City, United States of Colombia.[109]
Mystic  United States The schooner stranded near the harbor mouth at Grand Haven, Michigan in a heavy storm on Lake Michigan. Her three crewmen made it to shore on their own. On 10 December she was washed off the beach in a storm out to the bar where she started pounding heavily and was scuttled to prevent further damage. Her three crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service[15]
New Hampshire  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in a gale and severe snowstorm on Lake Erie near where C. Rich had gone ashore. Her four crewmen were rescued by Life Saving Station No. 9, 9th District, United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Nith  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore on Ailsa Craig. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Ayr.[99]
Ostsee  Germany The steamship was driven ashore near Viimsi, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Cronstadt, Russia.[104][99]
Shepherd  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Thurlestone, Devon to Sandwich, Kent.[19]
Sumatra  United States The schooner was wrecked after parting her anchor chains in a gale in Lake Erie and struck the old Lake Shore Depot near Life Saving Station No. 8, 9th District knocking down part of the pier. Her seven crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Vestus  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Galway to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[105]
Visitation  France The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[99]
W. B. Phelps  United States The schooner was wrecked in a gale and severe snowstorm one mile (1.6 km) east of Glen Arbor, Michigan and went to pieces. Five crewmen died, two crewmen were rescued by townspeople.[15]
Zanetta  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Faro Point, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and sailed for Brindisi, Italy.[99]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Galway.[88]

20 November

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List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1879
Ship State Description
Ada J. Bonner  United States The barque ran aground and was damaged at Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[110]
Adele McLoon  United States The ship was beached at Aspinwall and was severely damaged.[110]
Albatross  Norway The barque was wrecked at Aspinwall.[111][112] Her crew were rescued.[56][110]
Athena  Greece The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Concettina ( Italy). Athena was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[113]
Bertha  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Withernsea, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[103] Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[114]
Chowdean  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Regina ( Russia). Chowdean was on a voyage from Villareal, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[115]
Despatch No. 2  United Kingdom The steam trawler collided with the steamship J. M. Lennard and sank off Seaham, County Durham with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by J. M. Lennard.[103]
E. H. Rich  United States The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aspinwall. Her crew survived.[110]
Ernst  Sweden The ship departed from Halmstad for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported overdue.[116]
Georgine  France The barque was wrecked at Aspinwall.[111][112] Her crew were rescued.[56]
Henrys  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[88] Her crew were rescued.[105]
Jessie Stephenson  France The ship departed from Philippeville, Algeria for Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[21]
Lady  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Skutskär, Sweden.[112]
Little  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[88][117]
Margaret Smith  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cannoniers Point, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Mauritius.[118][119][120]
Mercury  United States The lumber schooner was wrecked in a gale and severe snowstorm two miles (3.2 km) south of Pentwater, Michigan and went to pieces. Her eight crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. An earlier rescue attempt by citizens resulted in one of the rescuers drowning.[15]
Moidart  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Foulness Shoal off the east coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated and taken in tow for Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[88][121][122] Subsequently taken in to Hull, Yorkshire for repairs.[112]
Two unnamed vessels  United States The brigs were wrecked at Aspinwall.[111][112]

21 November

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List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1879
Ship State Description
Editha  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her thirteen crew took to two boats. Eight of them in one of the boats were rescued a week later by the steamship Atlas ( United Kingdom). Five crew in the other boat were rescued by another vessel. Editha was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[123][124][125][95]
Fonix  Denmark The brig was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by a Swedish barque. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[103]
Gustave Charlotte  France The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom for Aber Wrac'h, Finistère. No further trace,[126] reported severely overdue.[127]
Hector  United States The schooner was wrecked on Jones Inlet bar, Long Island, and was stripped and abandoned.[15]
Italia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated the next day.[128]
Jane and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Llandulas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[56]

22 November

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List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1879
Ship State Description
Albert Victor  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace,[129] presumed foundered with the loss of all 25 crew.[130]
City of Brussels  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Rio Tejo ( Spain) and sank in the Scheldt at Hoedekenskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands. City of Brussels was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London.[131]
Cygne  France The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued by the steamship Illyrian ( United Kingdom). Cygne was on a voyage from Martinique to Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[132]
John Watson  United Kingdom The 200-ton three-masted schooner was holed on a reef off New Zealand's South Canterbury coast. The crew were rescued by the schooner Saxon before John Watson sank.[133]
O. S. Bailey  United States The schooner was abandoned at sea on passage from Dominica for Boston. Crew saved.[134]
Phoebe  United Kingdom The ship broke from her moorings and was scuttled at Belfast, County Antrim.[131]
Thorn  United Kingdom The barge foundered at Spithead, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paulsgrove, Hampshire to Brading, Isle of Wight.[131]
Waubuno Canada Canada The paddle steamer foundered off Christian Island, Lake Huron, with the loss of all 24 people on board.
Xenia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Foulpoint, Aden Protectorate. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Madagascar.[128]

23 November

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List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1879
Ship State Description
Carlingford  United States The lumber schooner was wrecked on Horse-Shoe Reef off Buffalo, New York in a snowstorm with heavy seas. Her nine crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Fair Head  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[124]
India  United States The barque was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to New York.[131][128] She was refloated on 25 November.[112]
Kurrachee  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Semiroll ( United States).[135]
Magic  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, reported overdue.[6]
Sir Bevis  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Bulgale Dere", Ottoman Empire.[136] She was on a voyage from Malta to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day with assistance.[112]
Venezia  Regia Marina The ironclad ran aground off Zakynthos, Greece.[112]
Virago  Sweden The brig was driven ashore at Kalmar. She was on a voyage from Malmö to Kalmar.[56]
Zeeland  Belgium The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[128]
Unnamed  Netherlands The ship sank in the Baltic Sea off Brunshaupten, Germany. Her 30 crew were rescued by a steamship.[36]

24 November

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List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1879
Ship State Description
Baccino Revello  Italy The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Altona, Germany. She was refloated.[56]
Catherine McIver  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset and was wrecked.[56]
City of New York  United States The ship's prop struck the bar entering the harbor at Ludington, Michigan causing damage that sank her eight feet (2.4 m) off the pier. Later raised. The 21 people on board made it to the pier.[15]
Condor  United States The brig collided with the steamship Ping-on ( United States) and sank at Wusong (Woosung), China. Condor was on a voyage from Nagasaki, Japan to Wusong.[56]
Curlew  United States The schooner was wrecked four miles (6.4 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 5, 10th District on the Michigan coast of Lake Huron in strong wind with heavy seas. Her five crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[15]
Ida  Netherlands The ship was towed in to Terschelling, Friesland in a waterlogged condition.[56]
Jason  Norway The barque was driven ashore on "Log Island", 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south east of Life Saving Station No. 9, 5th District on the Virginia coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Despite efforts of a wrecking company to refloat her, she broke in two on 2 January 1880, and was abandoned, a total loss.[15][94]
Mathilda and Mary  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east north east of the Leman Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently discovered by the dandy Lincoln ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[56]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Abersoch, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dublin.[56]
Olivo  Austria-Hungary The barque was battered by a week long storm near the Azores and was in sinking condition when she was discovered by USS Constellation ( United States Navy). Constellation's boat rescued her crew and the vessel was scuttled by burning as she was a hazard to navigation in her waterlogged condition. The ensign in charge of the boat was awarded the United States Life Saving Service's Gold Life Saving Medal, a medal from the Massachusetts Humane Society, and the New York Life Saving Benevolent Association.[15] Olivo was on a voyage from New York, United States to Gibraltar.[137]
Vivid  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Sunderland.[112]

25 November

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List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1879
Ship State Description
Anita  Spain The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued.[138]
Ardy  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Kjerteminde to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[112]
Arracan  Germany The barque collided with the barque Matura at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was consequently condemned, but was subsequently repaired and returned to service under the American flag as Brenham.[139]
Aurora  Spain The schooner foundered 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the Mosquito Coast.[140]
Euxine  France The steamship ran aground at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Marseille. She was refloated with assistance.[112]
Favorit  Norway The schooner departed from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland for an English port. Subsequently foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. Wreckage washed up on Föhr, Germany in February 1880.[141]
Frederick Stang  Norway The ship ran aground on the Owers Shoal. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[142]
Hwai-Yuen  China The steamship collided with the steamship Hangwang ( China) and sank at Shanghai. She was refloated in January 1880.[112][143]
Jane Miller Canada Canada The steamship foundered off Big Bay, Michigan, United States with the loss of all 28 people on board.
Lizzie  United Kingdom The ship departed from Runcorn, Cheshire for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace.[144]
Lufra  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her 21 crew were rescued by the barque Gratitude ( United Kingdom). Lufra was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Genoa, Italy.[145][146][147][148]
Mino  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. No further trace, posted missing.[6][149]
Osprey  Norway The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to The Downs.[112]
Patience  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy ran aground on the Blake Sand. She was refloated and beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[112]
Proven  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Dram. She was refloated and towed in to Havre de Grâce in a severely leaky condition.[150][94]
Pergala  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Raz Shankhair", Egypt.[112]
Solon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Nederkalix, Sweden to Grimsby.[112]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship collided with the ketch William Varney ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[112]

26 November

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List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1879
Ship State Description
Fitzroy  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Mercutio ( Germany) and sank in the River Thames at East Greenwich, Middlesex. Fitzroy was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London.[151] She was refloated the next day and beached at Millwall, Middlesex.[94]
Freedom  United States The ship ran aground in the Swash Channel. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to New York. She was refloated.[94]
Hathersage  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees and was damaged. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[150][94]
Monitor  Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France and sank. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Dunkerque.[94]
Patria  Germany The schooner ran aground on the Leman Sand, Her crew were rescued by the smack Telegram ( United Kingdom).[150][94]
HMS Southampton  Royal Navy The training ship was set afire at Hull, Yorkshire. The fire was extinguished.[152]

27 November

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List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1879
Ship State Description
Cossack  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Königsberg, Germany.[94]
Devonshire  United Kingdom The brigantine capsized in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) south west of Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Ontario ( United Kingdom). Devonshire was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[137]
Polymnia  Norway The ship ran aground at Königsberg. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Campbeltown, Argyllshire, United Kingdom[94]
Prince Arthur  United Kingdom The smack sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Ocean ( United Kingdom). Prince Arthur was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Hull, Yorkshire.[151]
Theodore H. Allen  United States The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Macduff ( United Kingdom). Theodore H. Allen was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco, California.[145][153]

28 November

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List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1879
Ship State Description
Chawdean  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Regina ( Russia).[154]
Dawdon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[94]
Elina  Italy The barque ran aground and sank at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Calais.[94]
Jane  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship RMS Moravian ( United Kingdom) and was severely at the entrance to Lough Foyle.[36]
Tiara  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her 26 crew were rescued by Hipparchus ( United Kingdom). Tiara was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire.[155][156]
Union  United Kingdom The ship departed from Burntisland, Fife for Bremerhaven, Germany. No further trace,[126] reported severely overdue.[127]

29 November

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List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1879
Ship State Description
Athina  Greece The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Concettina ( Italy). Athina was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[157]
Dryden  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Regina ( Russia). Dryden was on a voyage from Villareal, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham.[158]
Emblehope  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the steamship Zaripha ( United Kingdom). Emblehope was on a voyage from Sulina, United Principalities to Antwerp, Belgium.[156][159][160]
Idea  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Chops of the Channel. Her crew were rescued by the barque Veritas ( United Kingdom). Idea was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Gijón, Spain.[46]
Isabella Ann  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Her crew survived.[124]
John Norman  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich.[36][161]
Marie Honore  France The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, reported missing.[67]
Marlborough  United Kingdom The steamship sailed from Cardiff for Genoa, Italy. She was not seen or heard from again. The formal investigation found that the ship had poor stability, and was substantially overloaded and undermanned.[162][163]
Neilson-Taylor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Diamond Rocks, in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire.[164]
Pico  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and was beached on the coast of Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies.[165]

30 November

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List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1879
Ship State Description
Carradale  United Kingdom The barque was sighted off Deal, Kent whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, India. No further trace, reported overdue.[166]
Jacques Cœur  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores with the loss of eight of her thirteen crew.[167] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Faial Island.[153]
Jeune Mathilde  France The ship ran aground in the Vilaine. She was on a voyage from Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[160]
M. and E. Henderson  United States The schooner went aground 300 yards (270 m) offshore and broke up near New Inlet, North Carolina one and a half miles (2.4 km) south of Life Saving Station No. 17, 6th District. Three crewmen washed ashore alive, her captain and three crewmen died.[15]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1879
Ship State Description
Abbot Devereaux  United States The schooner was wrecked near Port Royal, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah-la-Mar to Kingston, Jamaica.[8]
Alabama  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Berville-sur-Seine, Seine-Inférieure, France and broke in two. Her crew were rescued by the tug Abeille No.5 ( France). Alabama was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[81][168]
Alevid  Norway The schooner ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. She was on a voyage from Vaasa, Grand Duchy of Finland to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[12]
Alice Wood  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin.[88][169]
Anna  Sweden The brig was driven ashore on Fårö. She was on a voyage from Höganäs to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[76]
Anna Olivari  Italy The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[131][128]
Ann Wilmot  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her five crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Leicester ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[170]
Aydon Forest  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Batativa.[65] She was refloated on 19 November.[105]
Bellona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lake Saint-Pierre. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]
Bertha  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Santa Anna. She was on a voyage from Mexico to an English port.[104]
Canning  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea.[60] She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[44]
Castlewood  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at När, Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived.[76] She floated off on 17 December and sank.[81]
Clan Alpine  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Maldive Islands before 17 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bombay, India.[81]
Cypriot  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Brass River and was abandoned.[88]
Den Norske Bonde  Norway The brig was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Grimstad.[29][25]
Desire  France The brig was driven ashore at .[76]
Despatch  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was run down and sunk in the North Sea by a steamship with the loss of a crew member.[88][121]
Edith Davis  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea.[68]
Eirene  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Strait of Belle Isle. She was declared a total loss.[23]
El Majidi Sultanate of Zanzibar The ship foundered in the Persian Gulf off Socotra, Aden Governorate. There were a few survivors.[171][50] She was on a voyage from Zanzibar to Bombay, India.[70]
Enigheten Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner was abandoned in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued by the brig Onkel Peter ( Denmark).[3]
Escalada  Spain The barque was driven ashore at Cape Cruz, Cuba. She was on a voyage from "Santa Ana" to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[56]
Espoir  France The schooner collided with the brig Claude ( France) at the mouth of the Gironde and was severely damaged.[90]
Fanny Beck  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off Tava Island, off the coast of Patagonia on or after 8 November. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Patagonia.[172][173]
Fjerde November  Norway The ship was driven ashore on the Fahludd Reef, off Gotland, SWeden. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Antwerp, Belgium.[11]
Fleetwood  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada to Bermuda.[50]
Flora  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Florence  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore in the Soela Strait. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl, Groningen to Narva, Russia.[11]
Forrest Belle  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 30 crew were rescued by the steamship Fernwood ( United Kingdom). Forrest Belle was on a voyage from New York to Queenstown, County Cork.[38]
Fortuna  Italy The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[88]
Francesco Deak  Austria-Hungary The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia.[174]
Freya  Germany The brigantine was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[36]
Friheden Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Hen and Chickens Rocks.[97]
Fritz  Norway The barque foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Carl Oscar ( Sweden).[112]
Frœde  Denmark The schooner collided with the steamship Kestrel ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. Froede was on a voyage from the Grand Duchy of Finland to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[104][99]
Fulica  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at New York.[175]
G. H. Wappans  Netherlands The ship ran aground off Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Cheribon to Jakarta. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia.[25]
Hansa  Germany The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[3]
Haparanda  Sweden The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Martinique.[112]
Harriet Upham  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from St. Mary's to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated.[3]
Harry Davis Canada Canada The ship was abandoned at sea before 13 November. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Barbadoes.[68]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North SEa off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Wolgast, Germany to London. She was refloated and taken in to London.[94]
Henry Scholefield  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock off the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Riga, Russia. She put in to Greenock, Renfrewshire waterlogged at the bow and was placed under repair.[14]
Johanna  France The steamship struck rocks in the Hennebon and sank.[81]
Johanna Holzerland  Germany The barque was wrecked in the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[29]
Kurrachee  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at sea.[176] She was on a voyage from New York to Anjer, Netherlands East Indies.[161]
Leentje  Netherlands The brigantine was wrecked in the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Rio Grande.[36]
Leyte Spain Spanish East Indies The steamship was wrecked at Sual. Her crew were rescued.[104][36]
Livingston  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Delaware Breakwater. She was on a voyage from Galway to Philadelphia. She was refloated.[44]
Lydia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River at "Belsiametis", Quebec. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bowling, Dunbartonshire.[30][177]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea before 4 October. Her crew were rescued by the steamship John Ormston ( United Kingdom). Maria was on a voyage from Cuxhaven, Germany to London and/or Hartlepool, County Durham.[11][22]
Maria Elena  Germany The barque was wrecked in the Tonalá River.[124]
Marie  Germany The brigantine foundered with the loss of her captain. Five survivors were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Natal Colony to the English Channel.[23]
Melea  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Baltic Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Germany with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel, Germany.[88][107]
Mildred  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape La Roche, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Montreal to London.[38] She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City.[50]
Miranda  United Kingdom The steamship ran into the jetty at Dunkerque, Nord, France and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Odessa Russia to Dunkerque. She was refloated and docked waterlogged at the bow.[68][72]
Miss Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at "Holmetunge", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Stettin, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen.[44]
Nelly  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at "Little Pob". The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[175]
Ocean  Norway The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Fernwood ( United Kingdom)[38]
Ottowa  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Bragança, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[81] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Pará, Brazil.[50]
Penguin  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Colombo, Ceylon and Madras and Calcutta, India.[41]
Phoenician  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock,.[178]
Pride of the Ocean  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[1]
Resolut  Norway The barque was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dunkerque. She was refloated on 18 November with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Dunkerque.[81][104][99]
Rock Light  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew.[179]
Rosa  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Santa Anna.[104]
Royal Arch  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. Royal Arch was on a voyage from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was discovered on 8 November by a Red Star Line steamship, which put some of her crew on board with the intention of taking her in to New York. She was subsequently towed in to Halifax.[76][60][18][44]
Sapphire  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shears. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Philadelphia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23]
Silas H. Morse Canada Canada The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[56]
Sjotrollet  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Vestervig to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated and taken in to Maassluis, South Holland in a leaky condition. Sjotrollet was placed under repair.[128]
Storfursten  Russia The ship was driven ashore at "Salvore". She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Tarragona, Spain.[29]
Supreme  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Pudimadaka.[13][27][28]
Syerman  Norway The steamship ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance.[178]
Terror  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a smack.[76]
Valetta  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Harwich.[176]
Velinas  United Kingdom The brig struck a sunken rock and was wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Caravelas, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Santos, Brazil.[5]
Vigilanten  Sweden The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Fårö. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Copenhagen, Denmark.[20][44]
Violet  United Kingdom The smack collided with a schooner and was abandoned. Her were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Leicester ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[170]
Wilhelmine Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Riga, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and three smacks and found to be waterlogged.[150][94]
William and May  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was subsequently towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[76]
Witch  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Bredegrund, in the Baltic Sea and sank.[30]

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Bibliography

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  • Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.

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